Thinking It Through: Hinkley’s illegal marijuana grows pit criminals against citizens
By Richard Reeb
For the Victorville Daily Press
The community of Hinkley drew worldwide attention 25 years ago when Pacific Gas and Electric was ordered to pay millions in damages to residents for the chromium-6 poisoning of their drinking water. The effects of that local calamity are apparent by the total absence of the many homes that once filled the weed-covered blocks left behind.
If that wasn’t bad enough, the remaining souls now must contend with nearly two years of encroachment by large-to-massive illegal marijuana grows that menacingly dominate the landscape.